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Last month I remember reading in the news about the discovery of a rare blue diamond in a mine in South Africa.It was the size of an acorn and was worth millions of dollars. Previously, other rare diamonds had been foundin that same mine which were also very valuable. I am sure the company that owes the mine is very pleased to have found such riches.

Many people would love to have found such monetary wealth, however, as we have often seen, money and/or material possessions are not something that automatically brings happiness, for many people with such wealth are not happy. Money is necessary in this life to purchase the things we need, however, many people who “have it all”, money and material wise, often say their life is empty or unfulfilled. So what good are riches if they don’t bring happiness ?

There are riches that do offer happiness. They are God’s spiritual blessings in Christ. As believers, we have many riches in Christ, in fact, scripture tells us that we have “exceeding riches” !(Ephesians 2:7)Riches are not just defined as monetary, they can be large amounts of possessions, but not necessarily material possessions.Riches are also good things that are available to use. Scripture tells us that “every good and perfect gift comes from abpve” (James 1:17)Therefore, believers have been given many good and perfect gifts, treasures and riches from God, our heavenly Father.Some of them are the redemption we have through Christ’s shed blood, the forgiveness of sins, the riches of God’s grace and mercy. They are the blessings of God’s kindness and favor towards us, the peace we have in Christ, and the wisdom, power, and might of the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.

God has richly blessed us everything we need daily to live successfully in this world. We are rich in Him. We need nothing more.

So let’s think upon this and stop looking to the world or our flesh for our supply. Let’s begin using the riches God has provided us with.Let’s begin digging deep in His word where we will find golden nuggets of truth that will be even more valuable than any blue diamond ever could be.Let’s walk in the many blessings we have been given and we will soon discover how rich we really are!